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Fixture News | 4th August 2007

Worcester win vital, says Newell

Notts must get back to winning ways if they
want to claim the NatWest Pro-40 League title, according to Director of Cricket
Mick Newell.

NatWest Pro-40 League Division OneAugust 5: Notts Outlaws v Worcestershire
RoyalsStart time: 1.45pmTickets cost £13 for adults. £7 for
concessions, and £33 for a family of two adults and two under-16s.Ball-by-ball commentary is available from
BBC Radio Worcester. Click here to tune in.

With only eight matches in the competition,
Newell believes a side can only afford two defeats at most if they want to
challenge for top spot.

Notts got their campaign off to a flying
start with a convincing victory over Warwickshire Bears but then lost to
Hampshire Hawks on Wednesday.

Newell has emphasised the need for an
immediate response to his troops and said: "There's not a lot of room for error
and we know we must get a run of victories under our belt.

"I don't mind the competition being
condensed in that way, as it should increase the intensity of the matches and
therefore the quality.

"We've done well in the season without
taking the final step that would see us claim some silverware in one-day
cricket.

"You only have to look at the narrow gap
between teams at the bottom of the table last year to realise how the little
things will count."

Worcestershire are top of Division One with
two wins and a wash-out from their opening three matches.

Phil Jaques, Vikram Solanki and Graeme Hick
have all been in the runs in the competition but Newell added: "We had a good
win at their place in the FPT early in the season and will look to repeat that
performance.

"They've got some talented batsmen but so
have we, and it should be an exciting, high-scoring match."